In these letters to friends and relatives, the author of The Prophet completely discovers his soul, his ideals, his sufferings and his literary and social ambitions. Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was born in Lebanon and in 1902 emigrated to the United States with the intention of dedicating himself to painting. In 1908 he traveled to Paris, where he settled for three years, studying art under the direction of the sculptor Auguste Rodin. Upon his return to the United States, he alternated his residence between New York and Boston. Gibran gained great notoriety like writer and was one of the most popular authors of his time. His unique style, characterized by his lyricism full of sentiment and its symbolism, with a visionary character that often recalls prophetic texts, has earned him countless readers fervent in the numerous languages ​​to which it has been translated. He was also a great writer of letters, whose interest to know intimately the thought of the poet is revealed in the anthology presented here.